Senior Software Engineer

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Senior Software Engineer

Location: Hybrid, 3 days onsite in Birmingham

Duration: 3 Months

Rate: £525/day (Inside IR35)

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with strong expertise in AWS and modern software development to join a high-profile programme at a leading global financial institution. This is a unique chance to work on cloud-native, large-scale, and secure systems that have a real impact across the business. If you\'re passionate about building highly available services, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and thrive in a collaborative environment - this role is for you.

What You\'ll Do

  • Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable, high-performance backend REST APIs and frontend clients using Python, Golang, Docker, and AWS cloud-native services.
  • Manage and evolve database schemas with Liquibase, ensuring compliance and audit readiness.
  • Partner with Architecture and DevOps teams to enhance product capabilities and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Troubleshoot incidents and performance issues, driving root cause analysis and long-term fixes.
  • Contribute to best practices around security, reliability, observability, and automation.

What We\'re Looking For

  • 5+ years\' experience in software engineering with a focus on distributed, cloud-based systems.
  • Strong hands-on skills in Python, Golang, PostgreSQL, and Liquibase (or equivalent DB change management).
  • Expertise in AWS/GCP, including IAM, KMS, storage, and other cloud-native services.
  • Proficiency in DevOps practices: Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, and containerisation.
  • Solid understanding of security principles, encryption, and compliance frameworks.
  • Experience with enterprise monitoring and observability (e.g., ELK, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana).
  • Agile mindset and proven track record delivering complex projects.

Nice to Have

  • Experience in financial services or other regulated industries.
  • Knowledge of serverless, microservices, event-driven architectures.
  • Additional skills in automation scripting (Terraform, Ansible, etc.).
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Location:
Highgate, England, United Kingdom
Salary:
£125,000 - £150,000
Job Type:
PartTime
Category:
IT & Technology

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